Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-05-14
B0YC0TTING IN INDIA.
SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT FROM THE
 PRACTICE IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
Very Curious Examples of the Practice. Whole Families Boyeotted for Years and Nears-what Gold Will Accom- plish-Outcast Women.


 Whole Families Boycotted for Years
 and Years-what Gold Will Accom-
 plish-outoast Women.
 Boycotting, differing in some particulars from the way in which it is done in the land where the English term originated has been practiced for ages in India. There Is this great difference between Irish and hlndoo boycotting: the former Is based manly on political, semi-political or fiscal reasons; whereas the latter Is practiced on purely social or religious grounds Then the Irish Is sevener than the HindOo method In this sense, that no tradesman will sell anything To the boycotted man, who is more or less like a prisoner in his own house; whereas a boycotted Hindoo can buy any thlng anywhere or go tO any places he likes, only people will not go to his house or asso- ciate with him or his family in any way.
 On the other hand. the ,1.ndoo is severer than the Irish boycotting in that the latter may be only temporary, and rises at the caprice of the boycouters; whereas the for mer Is often permanent, or can be done away with only by going through certain exIiatory rites or costly ceremonies, which come hard even on the richer clas-ls. 4 man may be boycotted in Ireland for no fault of his own, but iu India boyc0t-ing follows upon breach Of observance of slmc time honored custom, or by any public o!Tense against traditional notions of pro- priety. Indian boycotting is allied Co out casting, but is quite distinct from it and not half 50 severe. \ man can lose his caste only by breaking one of is well defined rules, which are quite different from mere customs for obscryanccs An outc.st man Is necessarily boycotted: but boy cotted man keeps his caste all right as lons as he does not net against is rules. Again. a man may be outcas-, but not his fam fly for that reason; yet his relations will b. boycOtted if they associate with him.
 SOME CURIOUS EXAMPLES.
 Let me now cite some examples. some years ago learned Pundit gave his daugh- ter in marriage when she was few ycaTs older than the prescribed marriageable ago among the Hindoos; and the offense was rendered d0ubly heinous by the perpetrator being a Brahmin of high order. He was strictly boycottcd accordingly, and, ] be- lieve, notwithstanding his great reputation ns a scholar and benevolent person, and in spite uf his endeavors to propitiate the Brah- mins in many ways, he IS still avoidel by orthodox Hindo0s. 4 whole family has been boycotted for receiving and aSsociatins with one of is members who returned from England and had lost his caste through eat in- with EnElishmen. One gentleman has been boycotted forever for getting E.s widowed daughter married
 If anyboly's son or daughter-in-law associates with non-H HindOos publicly the a-. H.. g .H sH whole family is boycOttei. If son does not mourn for his deceased father m the prescribed manner be k sboycotted. In some parts of India men arc boycoJtcd for wear ing trousers of European fashion-Or, in deed, any dress that was not worn by their ancestors of a thousand years ago. 4 we'll known historical example of Hindoo boycOt- ting is that of the Jeypore royal family, which was boycotted for hundreds of years by the other Rajpo0t royal families for being the first Hindoo family of princely rank who offered daughter in marriage to a mogul emperor. In Rajputana whole tribes are often boycotted if somebody does not proper ly observe the traditional customs or forms a connection with a lower caste or with non Hindoos.
 WHAT COLD WILL DO.
 put lNNfla AAfAAAAAt~ NsAtl " at atAA AAA India by malicious use Of the almighty gold. I may mention a well known case. \ distinguished Hindoo gentleman and merchant of Q large Indian town was boycOttcd for reforming propenSities His old orthodox mother, who lived in the country. on the occasion of a religious festival directed the servants as usual to distribute 0ifelinys of rice. fruits and .E Ea Tsv-.H s.F ha neighborho0d To a man they refused to accept the same on the ground that her son was deserting his caste. The old lady was deeply chagrined and began to be mortally afraid of the destination oi her soul after death. On hearing this her son went down to his country house and ordered the sery- ants tO take the offerings again tO the Brah mins. this time placing five rupees on each of the plates. The expedient answered won derfully well The very Brahmins whO a few hours before had turned away the serv- ants ignominiously now came running tO the Inerchant's s house and literally scrambled for the presents. This story seems to justify the saving of another rich Hindoo that 'cnste was in his iron chest"
 Boycotting and outcasting are made double opprl-siyeto HiuiOo women, and for the most lfl-4lll it'ia'is- A 4-aL lleA N'iiIa.Ii not uniting the sindoor Ia rel powdcr on the parting of her hair IS boycotted- In the country fl a mother -in-law eats or lives in the house of her son-in-law before her daucbter has a child she will be Gt once boy cotted A young married lady wes boy cotted for not observing some ceremony at the birth of her child \ man can regain his caste by performing the expiatory rites;
 arsaN NNH= a gNH. has broken away from the zenana or aSso- ciated with non Hind0oS k never taken back to her aste.-IlindoO m St. James Gazette.